Unnecessary Inventions — products that solve problems that don't exist, by designer Matt Benedetto.

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469 Inventions / Sorted: Most Recent / Updated 09.20.26
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MotorBlades - Unnecessary Inventions
MotorBlades™️
No AC, no problem. If your car is feeling a bit warm this summer, strap on our newest…
№ 183
Zoom-Jamas - Unnecessary Inventions
Zoom-Jamas™️
A whole new meaning to business casual. Slip into our newest hardly working from home one…
№ 182
The Kickstarter Campaign - Unnecessary Inventions
The Kickstarter Campaign™️
The Jigsaw Puzzle Coffee Table is now live on Kickstarter.
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Bedtime Finger Blaster - Unnecessary Inventions
Bedtime Finger Blaster™️
Never get out of your bed to turn the lights off again.
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Farmer-B-Gone - Unnecessary Inventions
Farmer-B-Gone™️
Even out those summer t-shirt tans lines once and for all.
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The Coro-Neck - Unnecessary Inventions
The Coro-neck™️
Wear it up for your face or down for your chest.
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The Hat Hoverer 2000XL - Unnecessary Inventions
The Old Spice Hat Hoverer 2000XL™️
Hair is Awesome. Why hide it with a hat? With this new device you can now finally have…
№ 177
Unnecessary Action Figure - Unnecessary Inventions
The Unnecessary Action Figure™️
It simply stares at you around your home. The evil genius of Ui is now available as an…
№ 176
Vague Ruler - Unnecessary Inventions
The Vague Ruler™️
Oh it’s about the length of a beer bottle. Sometimes you don’t need to know the exact…
№ 175
Paint-ercise Rollers - Unnecessary Inventions
Paint-ercise Rollers™️
Turn painting into a full body workout. Strap on these ergonomic paint roller that fit…
№ 174
Flush-n-Close - Unnecessary Inventions
Flush-n-Close™️
Never leave the seat up again! With our newest toilet innovation, this chained flotation…
№ 173
iSleeper - Unnecessary Inventions
iSleeper™️
Your phone works just as hard as you do, it deserve a good night charge.
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The Unnecessary Auction Fundraiser™️
The Unnecessary Auction Fundraiser™️
Bid for a chance to win one of a kind inventions to support Black Lives Matter.
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The Fidget Backpack - Unnecessary Inventions
The Fidget Backpack™️
Spin your stress away in a whole new way! Just like everyone’s favorite fidget spinner,…
№ 170
The Not Hot Blanket™️ - Unnecessary Inventions
The Not Hot Blanket™️
When only that one leg just needs a breather.
"I think this is what I was made to do."
— Seven Days

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Designed in Vermont, regretted nowhere.

Unnecessary Inventions is the ongoing creative practice of designer Matt Benedetto. Working out of The Ui Studio in Burlington, VT, he builds physical and digital products that solve problems no one is asking him to solve.

The inventions have appeared in every major news outlet, on stages across three continents, and inside several Spirit Halloween stores he wasn't paid for.

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